The 2023–24 Sunshine Tour was the 53rd season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

Changes for 2023–24 The full 2023–24 schedule was announced in May 2023 and was originally intended to have 32 tournaments, and include co-sanctioned tournaments with the European Tour and Challenge Tour. Notably, the Zanaco Masters returned to the schedule, having not been played on the Sunshine Tour since 2019.

In May 2023, the Sunshine Tour announced a new title sponsor for the Order of Merit. Previously known as the Luno Order of Merit, it was rebranded as the Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy.

Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2023–24 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes 7 May FBC Zim Open Zimbabwe 2,200,000 Neil Schietekat (4) 1.65 21 May Zanaco Masters Zambia 2,200,000 Robson Chinhoi (1) 1.53 28 May Kit Kat Cash & Carry Pro-Am Gauteng 2,000,000 Louis Albertse (2) 1.87 Pro-Am 2 Jun SunBet Challenge (Sun City) North West 1,250,000 Hennie Otto (14) 1.95 22 Jul SunBet Challenge (Wild Coast) Western Cape 2,000,000 CJ du Plessis (1) 1.80 29 Jul FNB Eswatini Challenge Eswatini 2,000,000 Peter Karmis (7) 1.39 13 Aug Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula Limpopo 2,000,000 Jacques Kruyswijk (3) 2.06 18 Aug SunBet Challenge (Time Square) Gauteng 2,000,000 Malcolm Mitchell (1) 2.37 27 Aug Bain's Whisky Ubunye Championship Gauteng 2,000,000 Luca Filippi (1) and Ryan van Velzen (2) n/a Team event 1 Sep Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge Mpumalanga 2,000,000 Gerhard Pepler (1) 1.65 17 Sep VOG Western Cape Western Cape 2,000,000 Kyle Barker (2) 1.64 23 Sep PGA Championship Eastern Cape 2,000,000 Rupert Kaminski (1) 1.84 8 Oct Fortress Invitational Gauteng 2,000,000 Robin Williams (1) 1.46 14 Oct Blue Label Challenge North West 2,700,000 Luca Filippi (2) 1.63 Pro-Am 22 Oct VOG KZN KwaZulu-Natal 2,000,000 Pieter Moolman (2) 1.68 27 Oct SunBet Challenge (Sun Sibaya) KwaZulu-Natal 2,000,000 Martin Rohwer (4) 1.80 5 Nov Vodacom Origins of Golf Final Western Cape 2,000,000 Neil Schietekat (5) 1.47 26 Nov Joburg Open Gauteng 20,500,000 Dean Burmester (9) 11.95 EUR 3 Dec Investec South African Open Championship Gauteng US$1,500,000 Dean Burmester (10) 12.59 EUR 11 Dec Alfred Dunhill Championship Mpumalanga €1,500,000 Louis Oosthuizen (9) 14.07 EUR 17 Dec AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mauritius US$1,200,000 Louis Oosthuizen (10) 11.05 EUR 28 Jan Mediclinic Invitational Gauteng 2,000,000 Ryan van Velzen (3) 2.46 4 Feb SDC Open Limpopo US$350,000 Rhys Enoch (3) 5.89 CHA 11 Feb Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open Western Cape US$350,000 Mikael Lindberg (n/a) 6.40 CHA 18 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am Western Cape 7,000,000 David Ravetto (n/a) 7.35 CHA 25 Feb NMB Championship Eastern Cape US$350,000 Björn Åkesson (n/a) 5.49 CHA 3 Mar SDC Championship Eastern Cape US$1,500,000 Jordan Gumberg (n/a) 13.81 EUR 10 Mar Jonsson Workwear Open Gauteng US$1,500,000 Matteo Manassero (n/a) 13.99 EUR 24 Mar Stella Artois Players Championship Gauteng 2,000,000 Heinrich Bruiners (2) 2.87 7 Apr Limpopo Championship Limpopo 2,000,000 Deon Germishuys (2) 2.57 14 Apr The Tour Championship Gauteng 2,000,000 Jonathan Broomhead (1) 3.13 Tour Championship

Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse(R)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes26 AprAltron Vusi Ngubeni TournamentGauteng100,000 Thabang Simonn/a

Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top three players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour).

Position Player Points Status earned1 Ryan van Velzen 3,525 Promoted to European Tour2 Robin Williams 2,690 Already exempt3 Louis Albertse 2,412 Promoted to European Tour4 Neil Schietekat 2,2835 Darren Fichardt 1,915

Awards AwardWinner Rookie of the Year (Bobby Locke Trophy) Robin Williams

See also 2023–24 Big Easy Tour

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